Smyrna times., 1887-03-16
MRS. LoeAN's GREAT SORROW.
Tho Old Light and brightness Gone from
Her Eyes-Manning Logan.

Tho Old Light and Brightness Gone from
Her Eyes-Manning Logan.
To those who kuaw her well when hSr
face was full of bright JOY and hope Mrs.
Logan is now another woman There
were times in years past when Mrs. Logan
was pressed with trouble, when her hus-
band was i'll and when the days were
dark-so dark that She hardly knew which
way to turn for relief But Isl the darkest
day and hour there was always the sun
light Of hope and faith shining in her fine
eyes and cheerful smile. Now hcr wan
face has a gray tone in the suifering
hopeless expression, and the old light and
brightness are gone from her eyes. Her
voice, too, has changed. 1t Las lost all
that was joyous and happy, AID to see her
now, the old charm of her hc; rty, ringing
laugh comes back to one aS no part of
Mrs. Logan, but as sonnet liE; far off and
an echo of quite another r.. 1t used to
be said by their intimate ir., uds that Gen.
Logan would be more IL loss if Mrs.
Logan died first, that hc could not spare
her so well, and that She would he the
stronger if left alone MI. l.cEun was
strong and self reliant VIII Lcr husband
lived. Her life was 50 J 0c.l lis life or
rather his life was everything to j cr. She
must, in the years to 80 on. whether she
will or not become used if Size is Lot rec
onciled to her loss BUt Mrs. c..:n n is
too much changed to CVtr lc t..- me
woman again. 1t is not That She Is COM
planning, but it is the sc'tlod 3cCu.. ccnce
to blow, stunning in IT,, uddcnHc-S. and
heavy and OverpOwCring in its weight OF
sorrow. No house could be more changed
than the Logan house, given eve. to the
sad atmosphere as il Is now and IT, the 81
! lent routine of daily life.
Manning Logan has surprised every
body by his unlocked for STRENGTH UuC
manly bearing, and the tAou@lifUl dc
| vOtion to his mother, unhCCGil.s his owl
deep sorrow to comfort her. lie lad. a.
an only, much indulged son, been ratECI
dependent on his parents, with boyish
unsettled opinions. But lie seemed a
once to grow old i'll years. dignity ant
Judgment, and to realize that SO far ~
possible he must now bc the strong Eal
and the stay of his mother. lie is OIL,
%, but he seems older, much older, sircr
his fathers death. lie has withdraw
from the business firm here of which h.
was a member, and hear is To 20 int,
business at Youngstown, o., where Mis-
Edith Andrews, the lady to whom he i
| engaged, resides. IGcy are TO be mar
ried early in the spring.
1t has been his desire and was bcfur
his fathers death, 10 assume the name q
John A. Logan, Jr., and he is often t2llCt
by that name But III his own family l.
bears the name Of Manning, ard va
named for an uncle of his father. Ills rC
semblance to his father is becoming NOR
and more striking as he grows older. Iii
hair is straight, jet black and glossy n
the generals was, and his wavy blacl
mustache is quite the same. His feat
ures are more delicatcly cut, like Mrs
LOgan's, but the contour of his head an
his height of figure are like Gen. Logan
with the natural difference of age. Thcr
is at this time hardly 50 handsome yoUn
man in Washington as Manning Loan
or, as he is likely to be known in the X :.
future, John A. Logan, Jr-N i.shiaStu
Cor. Boston Transcript.